The Secret Racegoer on doubling up at Plumpton and Cheltenham
The Secret Racegoer on doubling up at Plumpton and Cheltenham It was a week of contrast for the Secret Racegoer in his latest trips to the races. On Monday he went to a meeting...
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The low sun low down at Taunton
Whistlejacket on the low sun low down at Taunton The course is a little way out of Taunton but there is a courtesy bus from the station (or in my case a lift from...
Taking top rank
It’s that time of year again. The Longines thoroughbred rankings are out and the lively, sometimes very frank, discussion can get under way. Before we begin I think we need to remind ourselves that...
The world’s top racehorses of 2019
The world’s top racehorses for 2019, headed by Crystal Ocean, Enable and Waldgeist Three horses have jointly earned the title of Longines World’s Best Racehorse for 2019, a first since the award was created...
Sacre bleu! What a darling horse
It is not often that the final race of a meeting on a Wednesday in January attracts a lot of attention. But the closing bumper, or the Premier Food Courts Standard Open National Hunt...
The Racing Hub Round-up: the week’s top stories
Your weekly round-up of top racing stories in a nutshell, plus upcoming fixtures Racing and racecourses Trainer Martyn Meade has cut his links with Phoenix Thoroughbreds, the organisation set up by Amer Abdulaziz Salman,...
Pacy What A Shout should prove a hit
How What A Should could a attract a new, younger audience to racing Many in the horse racing world are connected by DNA. Family connections allows them to be put into a great position...
Five-day Festival? Forget it
It is only January but Cheltenham is already dominating the sport we all love. Chiefly because there is a debate regarding the greatest show on turf. When I was young Cheltenham took place over...
The Racing Hub Round-up: the week’s top stories
Your weekly round-up of top racing stories in a nutshell, plus upcoming fixtures Racing and Racecourses A spoof quiz compiled by the National Association of Stable Staff (Nars), featuring questions based on 12 allegations...
New year quiz answers (having forgotten to post the questions)
Due to an unfortunate administrative error, we forgot to publish the questions to our 2019 Racing Quiz. But here, nevertheless, are the answers: The National Trainers Federation said they were against the British Horseracing...